Butte semi-weekly miner., 1887-09-10
OUR SPECIAL SERVICE.
The Feature Of Which is the Special
Session OF Our legislature
Which is Doing Busi.
ness for Us.
A Series Of Measures Old and New for
the Benefit of the Dear Public
Now Pending in That
Honorable Body.
The Council.

The Council.
WHAT WAS DONE ON YESTERDAY.
HELENA, September 7.-[Special to The
Miner, by Rocky Mountain Telegraph. j.
In the Council this morning Richards pre-
sented petition from the citizens of Silver
Bow t amend the license law regarding the
high license on trausfer and baggage wagons.
The Committee on Agriculture aud Mauu-
facture reported favorably on Council Bill
No. 10, an act to encourage tree planting
and arblrculture. Council Bill No. 6, to
repeal the bounty law, and House Bill No.
10, to amend the same, were placed on gen.
eral orders. House Bill No. 4, defining the
qualification OF was voters, reported cor
rectly engrossed.
NOTICE OF BILLS.
By Kennedy, for the introduction OF a
bill for an act to create the Office of District
Attorney aud defining the duties thereof.
Kennedy introduced bill to regulate ap-
peaIs from Probate and Justices Courts.
which provides that any party feeling ag-
grieved might appeal from the Probate and
Justices Courts to the District Court. The
bill was read twice and referred to the Ju-
dietary Committee. House Bill No. was
read tie third time and passed by vote of
seven to five. The Council then went into
COMMITTEE OF IE WHOLE
for the consideration of general orders.
Council Bill No. IL, a bill for an act to
transfer certain records from Gallatin to
Park County, was amended by Holiday
and the amendment was adopted. Amotion
was made by Burleigh that when the COM
mittee arise they report the bill back.
recommending that it pass; carried. House
Bill No. 9, an act for the creation OF the
office of commissioner OF immigration, was
considered. Burleigh was opposed to the
bill and made motion to report it back,
with the recommendation that it do not
pass, as forced immigration did not meet
his idea of a sound policy. Collins wanted
the bill again referred TO the committee. as
it did not appear to him that they had
done any work on il. They had not even
corrected the grammatical errors nor filled
up the blanks. Richards made q motion
that the bin lie referred to a special COM
mittee of three; carried, and Richards, Col
Inns and Sutherlin were appointed. Council
Bill No. 10. bill for an act to amend the
marriage license law, was then brought up
for consideration. The motion to report
favorably on the bill when
THE COMMITTEE SHOULD ARISE
woo oarried-- A .oetion by Sn+Aorlin, +he+
lne
amendments made in the committee OF the
whole were adopted. A communication
from the Governor was then read. noml'
mating w. E. Conrad, OF Fort Benton, w
A, Clark, of Butte. l.. D. Wilson, OF Boze
man, and Alfred Myers. ofBillings, as mem
bers of the Board of Equalization, which
was provided for by the Thompson reve
nue bill last winter. Holiday moved that
the vote by which Council Bill No. 8, relat
ing to the scab law was lost, be reconsld
cred. The motion was afterwards with
drawn. In the House. House Bill No. 29
introduced by Buskett, to provide for 6
Territorial PenitentiaI y was referred to th'
Committee on Internal improvements
House Bill No. 80, introduced by Alderson
concerning Irrigation and Water Rights
This bill provides that an petition o
twenty-five ranchmen, the County Com
missioners of any county may appoint
Commissioner of Irrigation, who will serv
during the summer months at a salary o
$3.50 per month, and who will have charg
Of all bitches and water, and shall ascer
tain by the records and by inquiry the Gus
tom and quantity of water that each per
son is entitled to. In case of dispute, al
arbitratio board is to be appointed. In
nenalty for maliciously interfering wit
bitches, dams, ETC., is placed with fine a
from 500 to $1,000 and imprisonment
frem one to two years. Referred to th
Committee on Agriculture and Manutat
lures. House bill No. 81, relating to
THE OFFICE OF DEPUTY COUNTY TREASURER
| Itprovides that county commissioner
shall have the power to appoint and d''
charge such deputy. The present law give
the treasurer power to appoint his deputy
The hill was referred to the COMMITTEE
Towns and Counties.
Passage of bills: Council Bill No. l, t
nunish Interference with railroad TRACK
and operation of railroads. This b'
bill makes a penalty for inference wit
the intention to cause destruction to lie
n, operty of from five years to lie IN u
penitentiary. If death to passengers q
em,,loyes of a railroad is caused, it is mul
der in the first degree and punishable wit
death, The bill passed by an unar
mons vote. Council Bill No. 4. defini'
disturbance OF the peace was passed. In
bill was rejected yesterday in committee
the whole as being snperfuous legislatio
but on the principle that it it was not
be of any use it could do no harm, II W
nassed. In committee of the whole, Ma
shall in the chair, House Bill No. IL vi
. considered. 1t relates particularly
y ;ncorporated indebtedness. Recommend
te mass. House Bill No. Is, concern
school text book commission, placed
file of calander to allow substitute to
made. House Bill No. II, to repeal t
low AGAINST the sale of liquor in varle
e theatres. This was the bill over which pu
liz ;n+erest was aroused during last winte
session and it's passage was considered
d long step in advance for moral sentme'
le Transferable argument for and agar
was had during which Mantle SAID
the law had not been enforced 1t
snecial in it's character. and as under
u License law such places paid license
rs 5000 per year; that it should be reeare
9, the same as gambling and other e'
is which were recognized as such but not p
g hibted by law; that the sentiment
;;r winter against variety theatres was no'
moral sentiment, but was stirred up
persons directly interested in
CLOSING UP SUCH SHOWS
al vha-o ,;ouor ID sold. Brown said that
IT, wo. a oood law last winter, it was good
ne dow. that it was an acknowle 'ged 81
ne owl, and the law should remain, and
% community was not able to enforce
other places might be, and they saou'e
nrotected. Anderson said the law le
onera. i've; that the matter concerns 9
.ha the incorporated cities OF Butte and
ana and those cities should attend to
20 hu.inees themselves, and il it was